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1StrongBlackMan

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35. I know ...

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:01 PM

Dec 2012

you didn't ... But advocating "standing firm" and going over the cliff has that effect!

These things can be dealt with, within the context of a whole new ball game:
i.e. not a lame duck session ... but with new players, such as Eliz Warren, et.
al. and more Democratic control than now.[ ... the point being that in Jan we have more votes to
get the BEST deal possible, not this lame-ass deal that we'll be stuck with ad
infinitum.
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But we DON'T have controil of the House ... we have had control of the Senate for President Obama's entire term. Nothing has changed.

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Obama has a lot more political capital than the Republicans now....so WTF is he doing?! [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2012 OP

He's playing interdimensional chess! He's faking the Repugs OUT! He's having FUN with the Repugs! MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #1

Only the ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #7

No, those aren't included. Screwing current and future SS recipients for all time, however, is. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #19

How do you figure ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #23

yep and the best way to help them hfojvt Dec 2012 #39

With all due respect ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #42

the question is - what is more important to the politician hfojvt Dec 2012 #44

I would agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #46

He's channelling his inner Nelson Rockefeller byeya Dec 2012 #2

I'm really starting to think he actually likes people like Boehner DJ13 Dec 2012 #3

He's not ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #4

Well said nt One of the 99 Dec 2012 #6

this mac56 Dec 2012 #28

Then let's see him propose cuts for all those groups, too. amandabeech Dec 2012 #41

WHAT? 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #43

and what do you want him to do? he has an adversary that keeps changing the goalposts.... spanone Dec 2012 #5

Go over the fucking cliff. i.e. DO NOTHING 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #9

Are you an economist? How do you know that? randome Dec 2012 #11

Krugman, Sanders and DeFazio 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #15

Not for the ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #13

Our 2nd term POTUS and new improved Congress 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #16

You do realize ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #18

This is what I realize 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #20

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #26

I didn't say that, you did. 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #32

I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #35

PRECISELY!! The GOP is a laughing stock, ideologically bankrupt & highly unpopular 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #8

Or, he could be ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #17

Time will tell 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #21

I think ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #27

What this comes down to for me, is that I trust Sanders, DeFazio & Krugman on this 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #33

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #36

They may care, but not one of them will be put at risk by going over the cliff mythology Dec 2012 #37

Then I guess "they" have already won 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #38

He liked the sound of Romneyhood so much that he embraced it. forestpath Dec 2012 #10

Using his political capital to screw the people; most likely to forgive him and the Democratic Party. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #12

He's doing what he's always done. liberalmuse Dec 2012 #14

I believe Obama has an inferiority complex or some sort of personality disorder. Eddie Haskell Dec 2012 #22

Yeah, he's got a personality disorder: he's human. pnwmom Dec 2012 #24

The Republicans are failing, so far. What's your problem with Obama tonight? n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #25

What is He Doing?? Iggy Dec 2012 #29

Because Republicans, conservadems, and Congress have NOTHING to do with any of that. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #30

Agreed... Iggy Dec 2012 #31

looks like he's "winning", whatever that means 0rganism Dec 2012 #34

He's essentially telling them to put up or shut up OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #40

K&R closeupready Dec 2012 #45